Julia Jacobson ( right ) & Ian Fosbery ( below ) are the Founder / CEO and CTO of NMRKT ( pronounced “ in market ”); a platform that makes it simple for content creators – blogs , magazines , YouTube stars and influencers – to launch their own shop and monetize their influence . They combine the ease of affiliates and the effectiveness of in-house shops to make commerce accessible to anyone .
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Julia Jacobson ( right ) & Ian Fosbery ( below ) are the Founder / CEO and CTO of NMRKT ( pronounced “ in market ”); a platform that makes it simple for content creators – blogs , magazines , YouTube stars and influencers – to launch their own shop and monetize their influence . They combine the ease of affiliates and the effectiveness of in-house shops to make commerce accessible to anyone .
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How did it happen ?
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Rebranded as a domestically produced underwear company , and renamed Flint and Tinder , Bronstein ’ s brand surged on Kickstarter ; becoming the only million dollar fashion product on the crowdfunding site . What got it there was the realization of fashion ’ s economic impact . !“ For most people , their underwear
has seen more of the world than they have , and the economic impact of that is incredible ,” says Bronstein .
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The idea may be the foundation of Flint and Tinder , but , as luck would have it , it also seemed to ignite the conversation about American manufacturing ; not only filing a hole in the industry , but opening the door for some of the trends that this group is expecting to explode in 2015 .